How far must I go
Far as the clouds far as the horizon
to step out of your world
How close must I be
In your eyes upon your tongue
to step into your heart
I cannot enter
I cannot retreat
Like a flower hanging upside down in the void
blooming out of its season
How can I forget you
How can I remember you
The tighter I hold the less I retain
I stake all that I possess
Can I trade it all
for a lifetime with you
Close my eyes you rise within my mind
Seal my lips you burn upon my tongue
Shut the doors you circle in my heart
I cannot enter
I cannot retreat
Moored upon your shore
laden with moonlight
I am the loneliest ship in the world
How can I forget you
How can I remember you
The deeper I love the deeper I fall
I offer up my beauty my solitude
Can I push open
that heavy door
deep within your heart
How far must I go
Far as the clouds far as the horizon
to step out of the seasons you have shaped
How close must I be
By your pillow within your dreams
to keep you
to meet your soul at last
I cannot enter
I cannot retreat
A flower hanging upside down in the clouds
waiting for dawn
Waiting for wind for spring’s return
for the hour you wake
Fall from the clouds
and light up my whole
darkened sky
